code: ################## pisike:/usr/local/samba# mksmbpasswd /etc/passwd /usr/local/samba/smbpasswd # # SMB password file. # root:0:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U ]:LCT-00000000:root kaupo:1001:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U ]:LCT-00000000:kaupo,,, nelli:1006:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U ]:LCT-00000000:Nelli,,, ::XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U ]:LCT-00000000: pisike:/usr/local/samba# /etc/init.d/samba restart Stopping Samba daemons: nmbd smbd. Starting Samba daemons: nmbd smbd. pisike:/usr/local/samba# smbpasswd -x kaupo Deleted user kaupo. pisike:/usr/local/samba# smbpasswd -a kaupo New SMB password: Retype new SMB password: Added user kaupo. pisike:/usr/local/samba# pico smbpasswd pisike:/usr/local/samba# ls -l total 20 drwxrwxrwx 2 root staff 4096 2005-08-31 14:07 netlogon -rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 1 2005-09-01 10:33 smbpasswd -rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 5014 2005-09-01 10:32 smbpasswd.backup -rw------- 1 root staff 6 2005-08-31 16:03 smbpasswd.save pisike:/usr/local/samba# ################# Action like this (also tried "cat /etc/passwd | mksmbpasswd > /usr/local/samba/smbpasswd") should add users from Debian password file passwd to smbpasswd. It adds users, buet in password place, there are onli X letters. Encrypted passwords shouldn`t look like this, i think... Just in case, i tried to delete one user, then add it again. NOTHING CHANGES in smbpasswd file. Some help? here is part of my smb.conf file (the part, that matters :)) ######## [global] workgroup = BDS2 server string = Samba @ Debian Linux update encrypted = Yes smb passwd file = /usr/local/samba/smbpasswd passdb backend = tdbsam passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u unix password sync = Yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=81$ logon script = /usr/local/samba/netlogon/syslogin.bat domain logons = Yes os level = 65 domain master = Yes wins support = Yes ldap ssl = no hosts allow = ALL ####################### Kaupo Karuse kaupo@byroodisain.ee +3725580414 www.kalender.ee